Titre : | Earth system science : A very short introduction |
Auteurs : | Tim Lenton |
Type de document : | Livre |
Editeur : | OXFORD : OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2016 |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-19-871887-1 |
Format : | 1 vol. (153 p.) / graphiques / 18 cm |
Note générale : | Further reading |
Langues: | Anglais |
Concepts : | GEOLOGIE |
Index. décimale : | 550 |
Résumé : | Introduces Earth System Science as an important and growing interdisciplinary area of research. Traces how Earth System Science has emerged as a field in its own right since the 1960s alongside concerns about global change. Outlines the tipping points that are currently recognised in the Earth system. Places the Earth system in wider context, including the latest insights into other habitable planets. Explains how understanding the fragility of the Earth system and its past history can help humanity achieve sustainability. |
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550 LEN | Livre | G - Géosciences | Disponible |